Automobile-fender.



W. A. LINQUIST. AUTOMOBILE FENDER. APPLIOATION F'ILBD SEPT. 5. 1912.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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W. A. LINQUIST. AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.5. 1912.

1, 1 14,009. Patented oct. 2o, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS C0., PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

W. A. LINQUIST. AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED SBP'M, 1912.

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AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1912.

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W. A. LINQUIST. AUTOMOBILE FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-5, 1912.

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To all (whom t may concern: j `I J Be it known that I, WILLIAM A.LINQU'IST, a citizen of the vUnited States, residing at Minneapolis, inthe county of Hennepin land State of Minnesota, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Automobile-Fendersg and I do hereby`declare lthe following to be a full, clear, and exact de' scriptionofthe invention, such -as will en.- able others skilled in the art towhichit appertains to make and use the same.`

Particularly my present invention relates to automatic fenders andcoperating devices for automobiles, and is in the nature of animprovement on the device disclosed in the claims of my prior Patent,1,033,425, of July 23rd, 1912, entitled Automobile fender andcooperating device.

Generally stated, the inventionconsists oi:`

the novel devices and combination of devices hereinafter described anddeinedin the claims.` Q i In the accompanying drawings, like charactersindicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view showing the front endportion of an automobile and illustrating the improved .v fender andcoperating devices applied thereto; Fig2 is a front elevationof theparts shownin Fig. "1; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same parts,:some portions being sectioned on the Vline 3zv3 of Fig. 1f

and the dotted lines indicating the trip' and drop position `of thefender; Fig. 4f isa view, partly in side elevation but chieiiy in verti`cal section taken approximately on the irregular line aft-#m4 of Fig. l;`Fig.`5 is a' detail in section showing a flexible element of one of theVoperating connections ;"2Fig.` `6` is a verticalsection `takenYapproximatelyon the `line x64-e6 of Fig. 1, some ofthe parts. beingshownl infull; and Fig. `"("isf a `detail in'horizontal section takenlonth'e line wV- f of Fig. e.. i

Of the standard partsof the autmobile,` in so far as it is desirableforthe purposes' of this case to note, the numeral 1 indicates the framework, the numeral 2, vthe enginef hood, the numeralB, the foot boardandthe frame 1, this as shown, being accomplished springs and thenumeral 7, the'head lamps, which parts may be ofthe usual or anysuitable construction.

Long, vertically extended,` bearing sleeves.

l e Specificationfof Letters Patenti Applicatioxiveied september 5,1912.`

responding. plunger bar 11.

l)ecting front ends'of; the side barsof the frame 1, ythis as shown,being accomplished by brace bars 9, and by arms 10, which lat` ter areformed integrally with said sleeves or guidesS are` rigidly securedtoythe prol l intenten oet, 26,1914.

and are riveted or bolted to the y said side bars.

So called plunger bars 111, which are also preferably tubular, are`mountedrto move vertically in the sleeves `8,'and at their lower endsare provided with .rigidly ,secured ground-engaging shoes 12.` ithineach tubular." plunger bar 11 'is a .relatively xed "springabutment 18,shown` as secured 0n the` inner` end. of `an anchoring pin 14, the outerend of whichjis rigidly secured to one side of thecoperating bearing`sleeve `8.(see

particularly Fig."7).` Each tubular bar 11 has avertically extended slotl5, throughl l which'wthe corresponding anchoring pin 14: projects,which slot permits free upward and vdownward movements of thebar 1l. andits shoe 12.? In each plunger bar 11 is aquite` strong-.coiled spring16, the upper end of `which reacts against the'l abutment 13, and thelower endof which, `as shown.

i'eactslagainstthe pin 17` that is'usedtocon,- nect the shoe 12 to thelower endof the corl e mOn the'rear sides, the. plunger bars"'1lalreprovided with ratchet teeth, formed by cutting vertically` spacednotches `18"'fthrough the rear-.Walls of said bars.

plunger bars 11,and these are adapted to engage `with cushion blocks 20,ofj` rubber,

.jor'other elastic` materialawhich are shown as loosely placed Von eachabutment"`13, t`o` thereby `limit the" extreme downward movements ofthebars 11 and shoes 12. ASaid .bars 11,1and shoes 12, support andcarryupwardand downward a fender `made up of an` approximatelyv rectangular.'marginal" `frame 21,` and network 22. *The lower bar `offthlisfenderframe 21 is rigidly secured to"` the forwardly' and upwardly projectingPlugsiefare preferably placed `inthe upper ends ofthe ends of the shoes112, by Jmeans of clamping yokes 23,1andbolts 24. `Theup'perrbar of saidfender frame has rigidly` secured there-` `to perforatedl guide lugs 25,that "slide vertically on upright guidebars26, that are rigidly secured4at their lower ends to the respective bearing sleeves 8.

:The automatic `I'neans for tripping the enderand'for normallyholdingthe same in a ,raisedpositiom comprises the following elements:`The ynumeral 27 indicates a rock shaft, extended transversely of themachine infront of the wheels 4, and journaled at its` ends in bearings28 on the upright guide sleeves 8. To the ends of this rock shaft 27,are secured retaining dogs 29,

that engagethcteeth 18 of the plunger bars 11 and'normally hold thefender raised with the shoes 12 above the ground. The rock .shaft'27also has -upwardly extended tripl connected-to a transversely extendedtripping bar 33, that is located in front ofthe fender. @oiled springs`34, which surround kthe plungers 31, are compressed between thebearings 32 and collars 35 on said plungers and vyieldingly holdthetripping j bar 33 forward as far as permitted by stock collars 36 onthe rear ends ofsaid plungers (see particularly Fig. 7).`

- The plungers 31, it will be'noted, project forward' through thefender, and to permit freevertical movements of the fender, with "1respect to the plungers. 31, the netting 22 is .cut awayand providedwithr reinforcing frames 37 The retaining dogs 29, are yieldinglyg'heldAinoperative positions, vas shown,

bycoiledftorsion springs 38, anchored at one endto'therock'shaft 27, andat their other en'dto'the bearings 28; obviously, when the vtripping bar33 and the plungers 31 are pressed rearward,` the, retaining dogs 29will be vsimultaneously disengaged from the f rvthe footl board 3.

vthe caps 19 of said bars11 teeth 18 of the plungerbars 11, therebyreleasingthe .fender and permitting thesame vto'be quickly forced down,by the springs 1.6, until' the shoes 12 strike the ground, or strike thebuffer or cushion block 20. j

Igals'o provide means' whereby,'at will, the operator may trip andrelease the fender for downward movement, this means, as

shown, comprising atripping cable 39, `at-` tached at its Kfront end toone of the tripping'armsy 30 and at its rear endi attached to a footactuated'tripping lever 40, which, asl shown, isintermediately pivotedtothe framel and Aworks through a perforation, in

fender-'and the plunger bars 11 and shoes `12,xunder`=the actionv ofthecoiled spring y {1d-'will' break lthe engine sparking circuit and setthe-brakes of the automobile. This meanscom'prises a lifting cable 41,having, a branch cable 42, thev former-being passed.

over guide sheaves 43 and 44 respectively, on the adjacent bearingsleeve 8 and on the adjacent side ofthe frame 1 and while the branchcable 42-is passed over the idle guide 4sheave'45 `on the oppositesleeve 8-.and over j Also I provide 'meansi whereby the downwardv`movement of the' thel idle guide sheaves 46 on the frame 1. The cable 41is also passed over an idle guide sheave 47 and at its rear end isattached to the lower end of the customary emergency brake lever 48.This brake lever 48, as is usual, is pivoted to a latch segment 49, hasa spring pressed retaining dog 50 for coperation with said latch segmentand. has the customary brake actuating rod 51. 1n the cable 41 isattached a coiled spring '52, (see Figs. 4 and 5) which normallylproduces a kink in said cable and takes up the. slack therein.

The numeral 53 (see Fig. 4) indicates the leads of the sparking circuitof the automobile engine, not shown. These leads 53,

are connected to parallel contact plates 54,

between which the cable 41 iS passed. The plates 54 have parallelextensions 55 of insulating material. Secured to the cable 41 is amovable contact 5G, which, when the fender is raised with the shoes 12above the ground` engages the contact plates 54, and

closes the sparking circuit 53 at that point.

When, however, the fender is dropped under the action of the springs 1G,the movable contact 54, willv be drawn forward into engagement with theinsulating extensions 55; thereby breaking the sparking circuit 53, withthe result that the explosive engine of the automobile will be stopped,or thrown out of action. This same downward movement of the fender,actingy through the cable 41, and the emergency lever 48, automaticallysets the brakes in a manner more fully disclosed and claimed in my saidprior patent above identified.

I also provide means whereby the operator, without leaving the machine,or while seated on the front seat, may restore the fender to its raisedposition. This means includes a hand operated lever 57, pivoted on theshort shaft 58, journaled in suitable bearings on-the foot board 3. Theshaft 58 serves as a windlass drum and it is provided vwith a ratchetwheel 59, that is adapted t0 be engaged by a spring retracted, handoperated dog 60, carried by the lever 57.

61 Aindicates a branch cable, attached at one end to the main cable 41and at its other endattached to and adapted to be woundupon the windlassshaft 58.A

Undershort, oscillatory movements lof the lever 57, the fender may beraised, step by step, the retaining dogs 27 serving to hold said fenderin whatever position it may be lifted by the said lever. It must be seenthat the fender may be normally set in any desired vertical position,vwith the shoes 12 raised only slightly, or very considerably, `abovethe ground. On smooth roads. such as found in the cities, the shoes maybe set very close to the ground, while for rough, country roads, theshoes and the fender may be set as high as desirable.

right bearing sleeves carried by the front'v portion of the framethereof and having forwardly offset vertical guides, of plunger barsworking vertically through said bearing sleeves and having shoes attheir lower ends, and a fender attached to said shoes having its upperportion held for vertical movements by the offset guides of saidbearings.

2. The combination with a vehicle, of up'- right bearing sleevessecured` to the front portion of the frame thereof, tubular plunger barsworking in said bearing sleeves and provided with y vertical slots andhaving shoes at their lower ends, abutments within said tubular plungerbars having stems projecting through the slots thereof and anchored tosaid bea-ring sleeves, and a fender attached to said shoes and movabledownward therewith.. Y

8. The combination with a vehicle, of bearing sleeves secured to thefront of the frame thereof, and plunger bars working in said bearingsleeves and provided at their lower ends with shoes, guide bars securedat their lower ends to said sleeves, means for holding said plunger barsand shoes raised and for releasing the same, and a fender comprising amarginal frame and netting, the lower bar of said frame being attachedto the front ends of said shoes, and

the upper bar of said frame having guides 4mounted to slide verticallyon said guide bars.`

4. The combination with a vehicle, of vertical guides on the frontportion of the frame thereof, plunger bars` mounted to move verticallyin said guides and `having vertically spaced teeth, shoes applied to thelower ends of said plunger bars, a fender attached to said` shoes, aroclrshaft journaled to the said vertical guides and havingretainingfdogs `simultaneously operative on the vertically spaced teethof` said y plunger bars, and means operative on said rock shaft tosimultaneously release said retaining dogs and thereby permit saidplunger bars, shoes and fender to be lowered. y

5. The combination with ya vehicle, of vertical guides onf-the frontportion of the frame thereof," plunger bars mounted to move verticallyin said guides and having vertically spaced teeth, shoes applied to thelower ends of said plunger-bars, `a fender, attached to said shoes,arock shaft jour-4 naled to the said vertical guides and havingretaining dogs simultaneously operative on` the vertically spaced teethof said plunger bars, and means operative on said rock shaft tosimultaneously reisI lease said retaining dogsand thereby per-` i mitsaid plunger bars, shoes and fender to be lowered, the saidtrippingmeans comprising a forwardly spring-pressed tripping p bar,supported in front of said fender.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. LINQUIST. Witnesses:

HARRY D. KILGORE, F. D. MERCHANT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents `each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. C.

